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The Dragons Vault
about 1 month ago
Playtest 04: Ranger, Monk, & Witch!
Ahoy All,
We've got a hefty playtest for you this week, featuring two brand new subclasses, the Far Eye ranger, and the Way of Celestial Alignment monk! As usual we will be releasing a feedback survey for this playtest next month, so you've until then to check them out and give them a spin at your table! In the meantime, come check out the 🐉Vault Community Discord; Aston and myself are very active there, so you can come chat to us or other members of the community, and even get early sneak peeks at art and book content!
Also, I wanted to show of the latest a piece of art I've been working on for Lodestar, the Pirate Port of Neversink! We are reaching the end of our core game and play design phase for Lodestar now, so expect to see more and more art over the coming months!
Witch Coven Playtest
For returning backers from Faerie, we also have a special additional subclass playtest coming your way this week: The Coven of the Spheres, allowing you to play a witch that divines the fates from the celestial bodies. So get ready to roll the bones, for weal or woe!
This playtest is releasing via Backerkit's distribution system to returning backers specifically, since you're the ones most familiar with the Witch class; so if that's you keep an eye on your inbox for the new coven!
This playtest is releasing via Backerkit's distribution system to returning backers specifically, since you're the ones most familiar with the Witch class; so if that's you keep an eye on your inbox for the new coven!
Ship System Playtest
As always, the ship system playtest continues! We've had some really useful feedback from you all already, and will continue to test the system and be open to feedback all the way till publishing.
💫 You can find the system documents HERE
⚓ You can find the feedback survey HERE
💫 You can find the system documents HERE
⚓ You can find the feedback survey HERE
Surveys
We also want to remind everyone that if you haven't completed your survey, please do so as soon as you read this update. It is really important we get those filled in and signed off as soon as possible to help prevent delays, especially with the current global instability having such an impact on the fulfilment pipeline.
That's all for this week, I hope you're all well and sailing is smooth. We'll be back soon with more updates and content!
- Conor
That's all for this week, I hope you're all well and sailing is smooth. We'll be back soon with more updates and content!
- Conor
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Aston
about 2 months ago
⛵ Ship System v1.5!
Ahoy fair spacers!
First of all, thank you to those of you that have had chance to read through, playtest, and review the first version of the ship system! Already, it's helping to mould the changes we make! Those of you that have already played the system but haven't had chance to give us your feedback yet we'd love to hear from you. This survey is where we will be collecting the bulk of our feedback for the system including versions going forward. At the start I've also included a small section so you can let us know which version you're talking about specifically! Those of you that have responded already: have no fear! We can collect multiple surveys from the same person, if you have comments about newer versions feel free to just fill the survey out again, just let us know in the additional comments if that's the case.
First of all, thank you to those of you that have had chance to read through, playtest, and review the first version of the ship system! Already, it's helping to mould the changes we make! Those of you that have already played the system but haven't had chance to give us your feedback yet we'd love to hear from you. This survey is where we will be collecting the bulk of our feedback for the system including versions going forward. At the start I've also included a small section so you can let us know which version you're talking about specifically! Those of you that have responded already: have no fear! We can collect multiple surveys from the same person, if you have comments about newer versions feel free to just fill the survey out again, just let us know in the additional comments if that's the case.
Ship System Playtest Version 1.5
Next, we have a slightly updated version of the ship system for you today. Mostly small wording tweaks and some content additions (if you want to make sure you know exactly what's changed here is the changelog), but you'll find new weapons and munitions, as well as weather and hazards!. If you'd like to find the version 1.0 document, it can be accessed via the Vault Discord.
💫 Here is version 1.5 of the ship system!
💫 Here is version 1.5 of the ship system!
Additional Play Material Pack
But that's not all, we've also bundled up a few of our ship upgrades and other hazards and weapons together for those of you that want to have a bit more of a play and insight into the shipbuilding mechanics, or spice up your encounter building!
🌟 You can grab that here!
🌟 You can grab that here!
All the Links:
Ship System Feedback Survey
Ship System Changelog
Ship System v1.5
Ship System Additional Material (Upgrades, Weapons, Hazards & Weather)
Community Discord
Finally, we'd absolutely adore it if you hopped into our discord and had a chat to us about what you think, the ship system is a pretty big undertaking mechanically and we love seeing what people do with it!
That's all from me for this week gang! I hope you're all doing wonderfully!
Thanks so much,
Aston
Ship System Changelog
Ship System v1.5
Ship System Additional Material (Upgrades, Weapons, Hazards & Weather)
Community Discord
Finally, we'd absolutely adore it if you hopped into our discord and had a chat to us about what you think, the ship system is a pretty big undertaking mechanically and we love seeing what people do with it!
That's all from me for this week gang! I hope you're all doing wonderfully!
Thanks so much,
Aston
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Aston
2 months ago
⚓ Early Ship System Playtest Survey!
Ahoy Spacers!
I hope you've all had a chance to get some eyes on the official playtest packet for the ship system! It's been lovely to hear all the stories, feedback, and just general compliments!
Me and Conor are currently working on the next iteration of the Ship System for next weeks playtest! This will include new content aswell as adjustments to existing mechanics based on internal testing and feedback from you guys! Thats where I come in a little bit early this week:
I hope you've all had a chance to get some eyes on the official playtest packet for the ship system! It's been lovely to hear all the stories, feedback, and just general compliments!
Me and Conor are currently working on the next iteration of the Ship System for next weeks playtest! This will include new content aswell as adjustments to existing mechanics based on internal testing and feedback from you guys! Thats where I come in a little bit early this week:
Ship System Playtest Survey
If you have played or read the ship system we would love for you to let us know what you think HERE! This survey is one of our more important ones we'd recommend, subclasses can often be strange and interesting but this is a whole new system!
We've also had some pretty wonderful conversations with people over in the Discord! If you wanna have a chat about the system, take part in conversations about Lodestar in general, or even just wanna meet some likeminded folks we'd love to have you!
As always, have a wonderful week, and I'll be back soon bearing some more ship system goodies!
- Aston
We've also had some pretty wonderful conversations with people over in the Discord! If you wanna have a chat about the system, take part in conversations about Lodestar in general, or even just wanna meet some likeminded folks we'd love to have you!
As always, have a wonderful week, and I'll be back soon bearing some more ship system goodies!
- Aston
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The Dragons Vault
2 months ago
State of the Vault 02: Ship System Discussion!
Ahoy Spacers!
Me and Conor are just hopping on for a couple of hours to discuss the ship system playtest, answer any burning questions y'all might have, and maybe design a Siltsail or two! We'd love for you to join us!
Me and Conor are just hopping on for a couple of hours to discuss the ship system playtest, answer any burning questions y'all might have, and maybe design a Siltsail or two! We'd love for you to join us!
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The Dragons Vault
3 months ago
Charging Cards, Ship System links & Playtest 2 Survey!
Ahoy all!
We had a big update before the weekend, with the release of the first testable version of our ship system! A few backers struggled to access the downloads in the backer only section, so we’ve included them here too:
⚓ Playtest PDF
🔱 Pre-made Encounter PDF
⛵ Full Playtest PDF and Encounter Pack Zip File (With printable maps & digital token pack)
Go check out that release update for all the additional info on the system, and come chat about it in the Vault Community Discord if you’ve got questions or feedback!
🚨 Also an important note for those joining the discord, please make sure you select the 💫SPACER💫 role when joining to guarantee access to the ship system and discussions🚨
We had a big update before the weekend, with the release of the first testable version of our ship system! A few backers struggled to access the downloads in the backer only section, so we’ve included them here too:
⚓ Playtest PDF
🔱 Pre-made Encounter PDF
⛵ Full Playtest PDF and Encounter Pack Zip File (With printable maps & digital token pack)
Go check out that release update for all the additional info on the system, and come chat about it in the Vault Community Discord if you’ve got questions or feedback!
🚨 Also an important note for those joining the discord, please make sure you select the 💫SPACER💫 role when joining to guarantee access to the ship system and discussions🚨
Charging Cards Soon
As a heads up, we will begin charging cards in the pledge manager for any shipping and add-ons, as well as preorders, starting Monday next week. Ahead of that, please make sure your shipping address and card information is correct!
If you want to make changes after that (such as adding more add-ons or changing address) you'll still be able to by reaching out to Aston via [email protected]
If you want to make changes after that (such as adding more add-ons or changing address) you'll still be able to by reaching out to Aston via [email protected]
Playtest 02 Feedback Survey
We also want to hear about any and all thoughts you might have on last months playtest, the Superstition Bard & Path of the Comet Barbarian!
So head here to fill in the survey!
So head here to fill in the survey!
Streaming April 5th: State of the Vault #2 | Ship System & Ship Design
Additionally, myself and Aston will be returning for another stream in a couple of weeks, on Sunday the 5th of April! We are going to be discussing the ship system, and designing a few new weird and wonderful siltsails. So come along, say hi, and throw any and all ideas you might have at us there!
That’s all for this week, I hope wherever you are it’s smooth sailing ahead till we next speak 💫
- Conor
That’s all for this week, I hope wherever you are it’s smooth sailing ahead till we next speak 💫
- Conor
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The Dragons Vault
3 months ago
💫 The Lodestar Ship System is here! | Playtest 03
Ahoy Spacefarers!
It’s been a little while since we last posted an update, but by thunder do we have something special for you spacers this week! In fact, I reckon we should unfurl those silt-sails, because finally it’s time to leave this world behind… The very first playtest-able version of the Lodestar Ship System is here!
Now, before you blast off into the Beyond, there’s a few provisos on today’s manifest, other than revelling in this most jubilant booty:
Firstly, it’s important to keep in mind that this is a very early-access version, of purely ship-combat mechanics, limited to only the essentials. We’ve got plenty more already made and in the works, from long distance travel and trade, to upgrades and more, but we wanted to get this version out to you all for testing as soon as we could to make sure the core gameplay is fun and balanced. We’ve even built you a couple of pre-made ships, and two sample combat encounters, for you to give the system a go with without needing to worry about lots of prep!
Secondly, the more we can test this thing out, the better it will be for release. So please, share it with your groups, try it out when you’ve got the time, and let us know your thoughts along the way! We are looking for any and all feedback as always, but primarily we are interested in hearing from people who will have actually played using the rules presented in the playtest and really given the mechanics what-for at the table. Of course we also ask that you don’t share these rules publicly online, especially in ways that mean we can’t gather feedback, they are after all only draft rules meant purely for early testing.
Thirdly, whilst we will put out a survey for this playtest in a month as normal, there will also be (from now until the book’s release) a new channel in the Vault discord server, just for ship system feedback and tinkering, and exclusive to Lodestar backers. So if you want to dig in and maybe have some impact on how we hone the design of the system, or ask us more about the system and what we have in store for later playtests, that is the place to be!
I truly can’t wait to hear what you all think of the system once you’ve given those silt thrusters a spin! It might not be perfect for everyone just yet, but hopefully there’s something fun here that we can continue build off of. If there’s things you want or feel are missing, please come over to the discord and get involved in discussions. As I said, it’s very early days for the design of this system and we’ve got so much left to show you all, so please have a crack at it when you can!
We will be back Monday with the feedback survey for playtest #2, so until then I hope you have a wonderful weekend and a lovely Spring equinox! I’ll be spending mine sailing the silt and seeing what these new siltsails are really made of!
- Conor
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PROJECT UPDATE
The Dragons Vault
CREATOR
7 months ago
Project Update: Campaign Wrap Up!
Ahoy Spacefarers!
What a month it’s been, from start to finish perhaps the greatest we’ve yet to experience here at the Dragons Vault, and that is all thanks to you. So thank you, to all who followed and backed, who commented and voted in the polls, who shared our project far and wide, who cheered us on as we charted these seas together, we say thank you!
We have the best job in the world, truly, and because of your support for us and for Lodestar we get to keep doing it for another incredible year (and Aston can finally come aboard full-time!!). We can’t wait to begin work, and take you along with us as we discover the seas of the Beyond together. Speaking of, I wanted to point those who might’ve missed it towards the finale of our Choose Your Own Adventure posts, in which the final fate of the Dawnstar is revealed, as is the contents of the final treasure!
Update Schedule
Now the campaign has wrapped up you can expect updates from us every other Monday. These updates will keep you in the loop with the books production, show off new art and mechanics, and even invite you to playtest early access rules and mechanics from the book and then discuss them via our community discord (more on that below).
A Brief Intermission
We will have more information for you next Monday, including a breakdown of our production timeline and pledge manager info etc., but until then Aston and myself will be taking a week off work. We’ve been working incredibly hard over the past few months as you can imagine, so we are going to take some time with our loved ones and to get our heads ready for the epic voyage ahead of us as we bring this book to life!
The Dragons Vault Discord
This is your official post-campaign invitation to come hang out in the Dragons Vault Discord! We’ve got a nearly 1000 strong community there already, full of people talking everything from community made Lodestar soundtracks to our own Vault Gauntlet monster creation competition! We also post our playtest materials in there, as well as workshop mechanics and ideas with the community long before they ever make it to print. If that sounds like your bag, then come join us there now via this LINK.
Until we return we trust you’ll keep an eye on this here vessel, we’ll need it in good nick when we get back if it’s going to take us all the way to the end of this exciting voyage we’ve all embarked on! So till then, thank you all, and have a wonderful week!
- Conor, Very Grateful Captain of the HMS Dragons Vault
Until we return we trust you’ll keep an eye on this here vessel, we’ll need it in good nick when we get back if it’s going to take us all the way to the end of this exciting voyage we’ve all embarked on! So till then, thank you all, and have a wonderful week!
- Conor, Very Grateful Captain of the HMS Dragons Vault
PROJECT UPDATE
The Dragons Vault
CREATOR
about 1 month ago
Project Update: Playtest 04: Ranger, Monk, & Witch!
Ahoy All,
We've got a hefty playtest for you this week, featuring two brand new subclasses, the Far Eye ranger, and the Way of Celestial Alignment monk! As usual we will be releasing a feedback survey for this playtest next month, so you've until then to check them out and give them a spin at your table! In the meantime, come check out the 🐉Vault Community Discord; Aston and myself are very active there, so you can come chat to us or other members of the community, and even get early sneak peeks at art and book content!
Also, I wanted to show of the latest a piece of art I've been working on for Lodestar, the Pirate Port of Neversink! We are reaching the end of our core game and play design phase for Lodestar now, so expect to see more and more art over the coming months!
Witch Coven Playtest
For returning backers from Faerie, we also have a special additional subclass playtest coming your way this week: The Coven of the Spheres, allowing you to play a witch that divines the fates from the celestial bodies. So get ready to roll the bones, for weal or woe!
This playtest is releasing via Backerkit's distribution system to returning backers specifically, since you're the ones most familiar with the Witch class; so if that's you keep an eye on your inbox for the new coven!
This playtest is releasing via Backerkit's distribution system to returning backers specifically, since you're the ones most familiar with the Witch class; so if that's you keep an eye on your inbox for the new coven!
Ship System Playtest
As always, the ship system playtest continues! We've had some really useful feedback from you all already, and will continue to test the system and be open to feedback all the way till publishing.
💫 You can find the system documents HERE
⚓ You can find the feedback survey HERE
💫 You can find the system documents HERE
⚓ You can find the feedback survey HERE
Surveys
We also want to remind everyone that if you haven't completed your survey, please do so as soon as you read this update. It is really important we get those filled in and signed off as soon as possible to help prevent delays, especially with the current global instability having such an impact on the fulfilment pipeline.
That's all for this week, I hope you're all well and sailing is smooth. We'll be back soon with more updates and content!
- Conor
That's all for this week, I hope you're all well and sailing is smooth. We'll be back soon with more updates and content!
- Conor
PROJECT UPDATE
Aston
CREATOR
about 2 months ago
Project Update: ⛵ Ship System v1.5!
Ahoy fair spacers!
First of all, thank you to those of you that have had chance to read through, playtest, and review the first version of the ship system! Already, it's helping to mould the changes we make! Those of you that have already played the system but haven't had chance to give us your feedback yet we'd love to hear from you. This survey is where we will be collecting the bulk of our feedback for the system including versions going forward. At the start I've also included a small section so you can let us know which version you're talking about specifically! Those of you that have responded already: have no fear! We can collect multiple surveys from the same person, if you have comments about newer versions feel free to just fill the survey out again, just let us know in the additional comments if that's the case.
First of all, thank you to those of you that have had chance to read through, playtest, and review the first version of the ship system! Already, it's helping to mould the changes we make! Those of you that have already played the system but haven't had chance to give us your feedback yet we'd love to hear from you. This survey is where we will be collecting the bulk of our feedback for the system including versions going forward. At the start I've also included a small section so you can let us know which version you're talking about specifically! Those of you that have responded already: have no fear! We can collect multiple surveys from the same person, if you have comments about newer versions feel free to just fill the survey out again, just let us know in the additional comments if that's the case.
Ship System Playtest Version 1.5
Next, we have a slightly updated version of the ship system for you today. Mostly small wording tweaks and some content additions (if you want to make sure you know exactly what's changed here is the changelog), but you'll find new weapons and munitions, as well as weather and hazards!. If you'd like to find the version 1.0 document, it can be accessed via the Vault Discord.
💫 Here is version 1.5 of the ship system!
💫 Here is version 1.5 of the ship system!
Additional Play Material Pack
But that's not all, we've also bundled up a few of our ship upgrades and other hazards and weapons together for those of you that want to have a bit more of a play and insight into the shipbuilding mechanics, or spice up your encounter building!
🌟 You can grab that here!
🌟 You can grab that here!
All the Links:
Ship System Feedback Survey
Ship System Changelog
Ship System v1.5
Ship System Additional Material (Upgrades, Weapons, Hazards & Weather)
Community Discord
Finally, we'd absolutely adore it if you hopped into our discord and had a chat to us about what you think, the ship system is a pretty big undertaking mechanically and we love seeing what people do with it!
That's all from me for this week gang! I hope you're all doing wonderfully!
Thanks so much,
Aston
Ship System Changelog
Ship System v1.5
Ship System Additional Material (Upgrades, Weapons, Hazards & Weather)
Community Discord
Finally, we'd absolutely adore it if you hopped into our discord and had a chat to us about what you think, the ship system is a pretty big undertaking mechanically and we love seeing what people do with it!
That's all from me for this week gang! I hope you're all doing wonderfully!
Thanks so much,
Aston
PROJECT UPDATE
Aston
CREATOR
2 months ago
Project Update: ⚓ Early Ship System Playtest Survey!
Ahoy Spacers!
I hope you've all had a chance to get some eyes on the official playtest packet for the ship system! It's been lovely to hear all the stories, feedback, and just general compliments!
Me and Conor are currently working on the next iteration of the Ship System for next weeks playtest! This will include new content aswell as adjustments to existing mechanics based on internal testing and feedback from you guys! Thats where I come in a little bit early this week:
I hope you've all had a chance to get some eyes on the official playtest packet for the ship system! It's been lovely to hear all the stories, feedback, and just general compliments!
Me and Conor are currently working on the next iteration of the Ship System for next weeks playtest! This will include new content aswell as adjustments to existing mechanics based on internal testing and feedback from you guys! Thats where I come in a little bit early this week:
Ship System Playtest Survey
If you have played or read the ship system we would love for you to let us know what you think HERE! This survey is one of our more important ones we'd recommend, subclasses can often be strange and interesting but this is a whole new system!
We've also had some pretty wonderful conversations with people over in the Discord! If you wanna have a chat about the system, take part in conversations about Lodestar in general, or even just wanna meet some likeminded folks we'd love to have you!
As always, have a wonderful week, and I'll be back soon bearing some more ship system goodies!
- Aston
We've also had some pretty wonderful conversations with people over in the Discord! If you wanna have a chat about the system, take part in conversations about Lodestar in general, or even just wanna meet some likeminded folks we'd love to have you!
As always, have a wonderful week, and I'll be back soon bearing some more ship system goodies!
- Aston
PROJECT UPDATE
The Dragons Vault
CREATOR
2 months ago
Project Update: State of the Vault 02: Ship System Discussion!
Ahoy Spacers!
Me and Conor are just hopping on for a couple of hours to discuss the ship system playtest, answer any burning questions y'all might have, and maybe design a Siltsail or two! We'd love for you to join us!
Me and Conor are just hopping on for a couple of hours to discuss the ship system playtest, answer any burning questions y'all might have, and maybe design a Siltsail or two! We'd love for you to join us!
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